Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General

On the day a boy is born, his parents receive a visit from a wise man who says, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." The story tells how the boy seeks and eventually finds his own name - and also discards and an old dream he doesn't want for a wonderful new dream.

This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah which have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. Among the many insights this story gives...

This story is about a very badly behaved man - how a young boy invents a plan to change his behavior - and, with the help of the other villagers, succeeds.

This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah, stories which have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. Children, of course, love the idea of an adult behaving badly. At the same time the story helps children learn valuable lessons about initiative, negotiation, conflict...

It's the start of a new school term, or at least it should be. But school is the last thing on Salmek's mind. She has been given a significant and dangerous mission - to visit the world's sacred sites and discover fellow children who have been chosen to help save the planet from destruction. She doesn't have much to go on - the clock is ticking and time is running out. The Tree of Life is wilting, natural disasters are striking across the planet and developers with bulldozers are standing by ready to destroy native communities that have been protecting the land for thousands of years.

The Last Kappa of Old Japan is a warmly written and beautifully illustrated bilingual Japanese children's book that introduces many aspects of traditional Japanese culture and folklore, while teaching an important lesson about environmentalism. The story is of a young Japanese farm boy who develops a friendship with a mythical creature-- the kappa--a messenger of the god of water. The tale begins in post-Modern Japan when...

The story of Cinderella is timeless; while most people are familiar with the tale for Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, the true origins are unknown. This large anthology collects over 10 of the best known Cinderella stories from around the world.

Some of the authors include Louisa May Alcott, Amanda M. Douglas, Marjorie Cooke, Giambattista Basille, Richard Davis, and, of course, Charles Perrault and Brothers Grimm.

This anthology also include a modern French and Spanish bilingual translation.

The following tales are included in this collection:...

This dual language book is the way to introduce your kids to the classics.

The Brothers Grimm's fairytales are magical; but how do you get kids excited about the stories when most translations were written over 100 years ago in a dated English? This is a collection of the very best known works of Brothers Grimm in modern English

All the classic tales are here (including: Cinderella, Snow White The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Rumpelstitskin, The Fisherman and His Wife, Little Red Riding Hood, and Tom Thumb)

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Un nin o busca y finalmente encuentra su propio nombre y consigue asimismo deshacerse de

un viejo suen o y cambiarlo por otro nuevo y maravilloso.

Este es uno de la serie de cuentos ilustrados para nin os escritos por Idries

Shah, cuya coleccio n de narrativas e Historias de Ensen anza ha cauti-

vado los corazones y las mentes de todo tipo de gente.

Pertenece a una tradicio n cuenti stica del Medio

Oriente y Asia Central que tiene ma s de mil an os.

El pollo bobo es el sexto tItulo de esta serie premiada de historias para niNos, de Idries Shah. Este es un encantador cuento de un pollo que aprende a hablar como nosotros. Esta historia va a intrigar a los niNos pequeNos y, al mismo tiempo, va a alertarlos, de forma graciosa, sobre los peligros de ser demasiado ingenuos.
Este cuento es uno entre los centenares de cuentos Sufis de desarrollo interior recogidos por Idries Shah de fuentes orales y escritas en Asia Central y el Medio Oriente. Por mAs de mil aNos esta historia ha entretenido a los niNos y ayudado a fomentar en ellos la...

Spirits of Sacred Mountain

"The Spirit of Two, the Power of One"

Spirits of Sacred Mountain is a story about a young Native American boy who discovers a magical world hidden deep in a mysterious mountain.

Cody Tanner looks like a normal eleven year old, except he can blur/disappear, use his mind to move objects, and stop time. Normal if you're a spirit of the mountain.

Cody didn't know about the secrets of his family and rightfully didn't care, until a car accident claims the life of his father. After his father's death, he moves into...